Ross wrote:Fair call I reckon, even if a bit harsh in delivery. What's wrong with the bike/breakdown lane to the left? Or at least keeping to the left of the lane he's in?

Looking at the Anzac Hwy on Google maps it has a 'bike lane' that is less than 1/3 the width of a regular lane. I reckon he's made the call (a personal one for every driver) that the 'bike lane' is unsafe in the conditions he is riding. If that is the case it may be better to claim the lane fully to avoid bogan close shaves.

Anzac Highway is the main road from the City to the beach at Glenelg. It's 3 lanes wide and apart from morning/afternoon peak hour it is never full. And apart from morning/afternoon peak hour the left lane is NOT a permanent lane (clearway only during peak hour). The left lane is notorious for having cars parked along it- disrupting the flow of traffic. This cyclist is not doing anything wrong at all, and knowing the road- he's actually riding very smart; an instant in time along a road that isn't full of traffic (plenty of empty spaces) and a semi-permanent car park in that left lane doesn't really mean he's holding up a heap of cars. Besides, buses use that lane all day long and swerve into the centre lane every time there's a car parked on the left.

The cyclist may have just passed a parked car, so tough to make a call on... As someone else ha mentioned, the bike lane on ANZAC Hwy is usually full of cars and buses.

The real issue here is one of SA's biggest radio stations perpetuating the bike hate issue by inflaming it unnecessarily on their Facebook page. I will assume it will be removed soon after enough complaints are made, hence why the screen capture was taken...

Angus from austereo was right to post his annoyance because he left too late for work so was in a hurry, isn't aware of the road rules that a cyclist can legally occupy a lane and also needed someone else to blame.

Ross wrote:Fair call I reckon, even if a bit harsh in delivery. What's wrong with the bike/breakdown lane to the left? Or at least keeping to the left of the lane he's in?

Looking at the Anzac Hwy on Google maps it has a 'bike lane' that is less than 1/3 the width of a regular lane. I reckon he's made the call (a personal one for every driver) that the 'bike lane' is unsafe in the conditions he is riding. If that is the case it may be better to claim the lane fully to avoid bogan close shaves.

Also the bike lane is only active in peak times and has manhole/drains which suck in tires. When its not a clearway you have to deal with cars parked every 10 or so meters.

Perhaps a campaign to target the adverstisers on that radio station may be in order? A truly moronic comment displaying ignorance of the road rules and encouraging road rage against vulnerable cyclists. He is the real douche.

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